Algorithms, architectures, models, and programming methods for agile high-speed software-defined networking

电信运营商正在要求更灵活、更可扩展和更节能的产品。这些挑战无法通过当今网络设备提供的僵化解决方案得到妥善解决。此外，我们注意到对网络容量的需求不断增加，以允许同时传输更大数量的数据。这主要是由视频共享和流媒体应用(如Netflix和YouTube)的流行以及移动设备产生的数据流量增长的强劲势头推动的。该项目的目标是设计一个网络基础设施和一套组件，使其能够以高效和独立于平台的方式，根据市场需求快速引入和修改网络功能。事实上，“平台可移植性”这一基本概念对于保证灵活的网络部署是必要的。

Telecom operators are demanding more flexible, scalable and energy efficient products. These challenges cannot be properly addressed with the rigid solutions provided by today's networking equipment. Moreover, we are observing an increased demand for network capacity to allow the simultaneous transfer of ever-larger amounts of data. This is mainly driven by the popularity of video sharing and streaming applications (e.g. Netflix and YouTube) and by a strong momentum in the data traffic growth generated by mobile devices. The goal of this project is to devise a network infrastructure and a set of components that would enable, in an efficient and platform-independent manner, to rapidly introduce and modify network features according to market demand. Indeed, the fundamental concept of "platform portability" is necessary to guarantee a flexible network deployment.